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Japanese students visit Arundel High
Japanese cultural exchange student Minami Tajima remembers one of her first visits to an American restaurant. She and about two dozen other students from Japan visited Anne Arundel County last year, and after she befriended Arundel High School student...Tags: Nuclear Power, High Schools, Culture, Teachers, Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011)
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Uncertain year ahead for U.S. stocks
Investors had plenty to keep them jittery in 2011. There were the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, economic woes in Europe, and, here at home, politically tinged fiscal showdowns in Washington over deep government spending cuts.
Still, the stock market...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Investments, Human Genome Sciences Inc., T. Rowe Price Group Incorporated, Barack Obama
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'The Big Uneasy' taps into outrage over flooding of New Orleans
Harry Shearer says his "head exploded" 20 months ago. That's when he heard President Barack Obama, during a town hall meeting in New Orleans, refer to the flooding of the city after Hurricane Katrina as "a natural disaster."
The comedian, actor, radio...Tags: U.S. Army, Barack Obama, Meteorological Disasters, University of California, Movies
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Baseball diplomacy: Ripken hosts Japanese teens
Thinking backon his efforts as an ambassador of baseball, Cal Ripken Jr. recalled howthe teens he worked with in Nicaragua were so excited it was impossible to corral them into groups, while the kids in China were so reserved it was hard to get them out...Tags: Baltimore Orioles, Michelle Kwan, Ken Griffey Jr., Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011), Pakistan
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Business in natural disasters
Smiths Detection developed the portable emergency room to treat soldiers on the battlefield.
But the tornado that tore through Joplin, Mo., last month, executives at the Edgewood manufacturer say, showed another potential use.
The twister, one of the...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Tornadoes, Satellite Technology, Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011), Aerospace Manufacturing
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'Dancing With the Stars' recap: And so it premieres
Reality CheckTonight's premiere of Dancing With the Stars is introducing us to a pretty crazy cast of characters. Let's get right to it. First up is Disney star Chelsea Kane, who is partnered with Mark Ballas. Their first dance is the......Tags: Dancing, Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011), Chris Jericho, Carrie Ann Inaba, Sugar Ray Leonard
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Baltimore Sticky Rice and tsunami relief
Dining@LargeSticky Rice Baltimore is collecting $1 donations for Shelter Box to provide emergency shelter and lifesaving supplies for families who lost their homes in the tsunami in Japan. For every $1 donated, a customer receives an entry into a raffle......Tags: Natural Disasters, Earthquakes, Emergency Planning, Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011), Disasters
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Loaded propane tanker was imperiled by tsunami
Maryland WeatherHere's a terrifying story that seems to have escaped telling in the wake of the horrific-enough tsunami in Japan back in March.The Maritime Professional website tells the harrowing tale of Capt. Mukesh Yadav and the 754-foot long liquified propane tanker....Tags: Earthquakes, Natural Disasters, Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011), Disasters
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Red Cross grateful for Japan help
Imagine suddenly being cut off from the world. That's what happened to millions of people when a 9.0 earthquake and tsunami struck northern Japan in March. In an instant, homes were destroyed and citizens were suddenly without safe drinking water or...Tags: Japan, American Red Cross, Earthquakes, Natural Disasters, Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011)
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New Mexican cantina opens downtown
Dining@LargeWhat is a photo of Red Star in Fells Point doing next to a post about a new Mexican cantina behind Little Italy?To my surprise, when I called Diablita, the new restaurant in the space where Tsunami was next to......Tags: Bars and Clubs, Fells Point, Dining and Drinking, Natural Disasters, Earthquakes
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NASA detects "tsunami" on the sun
Maryland WeatherTsunamis on the Earth can be terrifying enough - a wall of ocean water surges inland after being set loose by an undersea earthquake, and crushes all in its path. Hundreds of thousands died in the December 2004 tsunami (astonishing......Tags: NASA, Earthquakes, Natural Disasters, Space Programs, Disasters
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Earthquakes common in Caribbean
Maryland WeatherThis evening's devastating 7.0 earthquake in Haiti has been followed by a series of large aftershocks measuring more than 5.0 on the Richter scale. It was also preceded by smaller quakes (2.9 to 3.4) in Puerto Rico, across the Mona......Tags: Haiti, Puerto Rico, Volcanic Eruptions, Volcanoes, Natural Disasters
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